ARCHIVE 2021

Information about the replacement of the Minister of Culture has aroused conflicting reactions. The Czech Center of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) has addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and the head of the ČSSD, Jan Hamáček, urging them to refrain from replacing Lubomír Zaorálek with Jan Birke.

The Association of Professional Theaters sent an open letter to the mayor of Uherské Hradiště expressing concern over reports of a drastic reduction in the number of members of the artistic ensemble of the Slovácko Theater.

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, a meeting of organizations associated with the Czech ITI Center with the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, Lubomír Zaorálek, took place. The professional community proposed 4 basic points that are priorities for the sector in these difficult times.

The Association of Professional Theatres of the Czech Republic has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. It calls for culture to be given the same professional attention as other areas of social life.

The Association of Professional Theatres of the Czech Republic, as a member of Pearle* - Live Performance Europe, has asked the Minister of Finance, JUDr. Alena Schillerová, to support the proposal for a reduced (or possibly exemption from) VAT rate when revising Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006, including for streamed cultural...

Directors of professional theatres from across the country discussed the measures set today at the Association's general meeting. Employees of most theatres have been regularly tested since the end of last year. Theatres are communicating with audiences on online platforms and are anxiously awaiting the government's plans for the restoration of...

I want to know when to play! On the occasion of World Theatre Day, which falls annually on March 27, the Czech ITI Center publishes the message this year expressed by British actress Helen Mirren and supplements it with a strong appeal. Along with the coming spring and on the occasion of World Theatre Day, we call for the creation...

Michal Dočekal, long-time artistic director of the National Theatre Drama Theatre, current artistic director of the Prague Municipal Theatres, and university teacher, was nominated by the Association of Professional Theatres of the Czech Republic to the Council of Czech Television.

Do you want to receive a grant for a European cultural project? The Creative Europe - Culture Office has just prepared an intensive course for you, which will include the development of your specific project plan for the purpose of submitting an application (the deadline is planned for April 2021) under the European Union's Creative Europe -...

Minister of Culture Lubomír Zaorálek sent an open letter to theater management. He calls for patience in a difficult situation. He looks forward to returning to theater auditoriums.